Auguste-Louis Lepère

Lepère is also considered a leader in the creative revival of wood engraving in Europe.

At the age of thirteen, he began his artistic education in the Paris studio of the engraver Joseph Burn-Smeeton.

[2] Lepère focused mostly on daily life in both his etchings and wood engravings.

He is now remembered for his innovations, such as the use of colored paper and the combining of etching and wood engraving on the same print.

In total, his graphic oeuvre consists of over 150 etchings, over 200 wood engravings and 14 lithographs.